Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1863

July - September

Below are transcripts of original documents of the Confederate government related to railroads and their issues, original documents of the railroads themselves, newspaper articles and any other Southern documents written during the War.  My comments, additions, or corrections are {entered thus}.  

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1863 (April, May, June) This Page 1863 (October, November, December)
July, 1863
Battle of Gettysburg -- July 1-3, 1863
NA, QM 7-1-63 Maj. Morfit to expedite shipments from Wilmington
NA, ENG 7-1-63 Good rails for old
NA, ENG 7-1A-63 Good rails for old
NA, ENG 7-1B-63 Good rails for old
NA, ENG 7-1C-63 Good rails for old
NA, ENG 7-1D-63 Rebuilding East Tennessee bridges
NP, AC 7-1-63 New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR bonds
NP, RR 7-1-63 East Tennessee raid
NP, RR 7-1A-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR annual meeting
NP, RR 7-1B-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend
B7, P 7-1-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
NP, AC 7-2-63 Raid on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NP, GP 7-2-63 North Carolina RR annual meeting
NA, ENG 7-3-63 Rations for iron removal
NA, ENG 7-3A-63 Labor for Petersburg move
NP, JE 7-3-63 Declaration of dividend
NP, RSTD 7-3-63 Atlantic & North Carolina RR annual meeting
NA, ENG 7-4-63 Petersburg connection
NA, ENG 7-4A-63 Capt. Myers possible resignation
NP, RR 7-4-63 Re-election of Raleigh & Gaston President
NP, RR 7-4A-63 Election of Raleigh & Gaston RR directors
NA, ENG 7-6-63 Saving railroad materials during Gettysburg campaign
NA, W&P 7-6-63 Purchase of Winchester & Potomac RR scrap in Winchester, Va.
NA, ENG 7-7-63 Duplicating bridges in the West
NA, ENG 7-7A-63 Tennessee bridge repairs
NA, ENG 7-7B-63 Spikes for the Piedmont RR
NP, AC 7-7-63 Accident on the Augusta & Savannah RR
NP, RD 7-7-63 Locomotive explosion on the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, RD 7-8-63 More on the Richmond & Petersburg RR explosion
NP, RR 7-8-63 Raid on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WD 7-7-63 Subscriptions started for the Columbia & Hamburg RR
NP, WD 7-7A-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend
NA, ENG 7-8-63 Tennessee bridge repairs
NA, ENG 7-8A-63 Status of the Knoxville & Kentucky RR
NA, ENG 7-9-63 Moving the pontoon train
NA, RRB 7-9-63 Maj. Whitford's orders
NP, RS 7-9-63 Repairs to the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 7-10-63 Moving the pontoon train
NP, AC 7-10-63 Accident on the South Carolina RR
NP, RSTD 7-10-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR politics
NP, AC 7-12-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscription commissioners announced
NA, QM 7-13-63 Keep the South Side RR in working condition
NA, ENG 7-13-63 Railroad crossings at Petersburg
NA, ENG 7-13A-63 Shipment on the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NA, QM 7-14-63 Destruction of bacon
LOC,  STATE 7-14-63 Building railroads without iron
NP, RSTD 7-14-63 North Carolina RR annual meeting
NA, QM 7-15-63 Piedmont RR supplies
UNCC, RR 7-15-63 How many shovels does the Piedmont RR need?
NA, ENG 7-16-63 Shovels for the Atlantic & Gulf RR
NA, ENG 7-16A-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, ENG 7-16B-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-16C-63 Shovels for the Atlantic & Gulf RR 
NA, ENG 7-16D-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NP, AC 7-16-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscription books opened
NA, ENG 7-17-63 Priority for food
NA, ENG 7-17A-63 Priority for food
NA, ENG 7-17B-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-17C-63 Lime for Richmond
NA, ENG 7-17D-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NP, AP 7-17-63 East Tennessee & Virginia RR bridges repaired
NP, AC 7-17-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscription
NA, ENG 7-18-63 Iron from the Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR
NA, ENG 7-18A-63 Impressing western iron
NA, ENG 7-18B-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-18C-63 Selma side track to the river
NA, ENG 7-18D-63 Western iron removal instructions
NA, ENG 7-18E-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 509 Saving Western rolling stock
NP, AC 7-18-63 Locomotive explosion on the South Carolina RR
NP, AC 7-19-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscription status
NA, QM 7-20-63 Western & Atlantic RR rates
NA, ENG 7-20-63 Bridge repairs
NA, ENG 7-20A-63 Bridge repairs
NA, ENG 7-20B-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 648 Removing Florida RR iron
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 655 Iron impressment order
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 1022 Operations in northern Mississippi
NA, ENG 7-21-63 Selma side track to the river
NA, QM 7-21-63 Cars for the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, QM 7-21A-63 Cars for the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, ENG 7-22-63 Capt. T. B. Lee reassigned from saving railroad materials during Gettysburg campaign
NA, ENG 7-22A-63 Preparing materials for future bridge rebuilding
NA, QM 7-22-63 Computation of rates
NP, RR 7-22-63 Raid on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, SC 7-22-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscriptions
NP, SC 7-22A-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR books opened in Columbia
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 512 Saving the rolling stock of the Mississippi Central RR and the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR
NA, QM 7-23-63 Control of freight movements
NA, QM 7-23A-63 Special messengers
UA, N&MB 7-23-63 Make tire iron immediately
NP, GP 7-23-63 East Tennessee & Virginia RR reopening
NP, GP 7-23A-63 Locomotive to be raised
NP, RD 7-23-63 Raid on Rocky Mount, N. C.
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 513 Do not destroy the rolling stock of the Mississippi Central RR
NA, ENG 7-24-63 Distribution of removed iron
NA, ENG 7-24A-63 Ship iron to the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RSTD 7-24-63 Raid on Rocky Mount, N. C.
NP, SC 7-24-63 Columbia & Hamburg RR subscriptions
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 1029 Repair of Mississippi roads
NA, GWL 7-25-63 Georgia RR men ask for a coordinator of railroad transportation in Georgia
NP, RR 7-25-63 Raid on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, ENG 7-25-63 Keeping track of shipments
NA, ENG 7-25A-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-25B-63 Capt. Grant refuses promotion to Lt. Col.
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 1045 Collection of iron in Virginia
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 1046 Collection of iron in Virginia
NA, ENG 7-27-63 Iron from the Laurens RR
NA, ENG 7-27A-63 Iron from Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-27B-63 Capt Lee to Charleston
NA, ENG 7-27C-63 Iron from Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 7-27D-63 Iron from Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
UA, N&MB 7-28-63 Order for locomotive tyre
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 1036 Repair of Mississippi roads
NA, ENG 7-29-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 742 Feeding Lee's army
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 744 Protection of bridges
NA, ENG 7-30-63 Repair of bridges
NA, ENG 7-30A-63 Shipping telegraph wire
NA, ENG 7-31-63 Paying for taken iron
NA, ENG 7-31A-63 Paying for taken iron
NA, QM 7-31-63 Use of the chain gang
NA, RRB 7-x-63 Rates
August, 1863
NA, QM 8-1-63 Ordnance for Charleston
NA, ENG 8-1-63 Lighters to move a locomotive
NP, RS 8-1-63 Accident in Richmond
NP, RR 8-1-63 Workers discharged
NP, RR 8-1A-63 Raid on the Petersburg RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 747 Protection for bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 1, Page 235 Repair of Mississippi roads
OR Series 1, Vol. 26, Part 2, Page 133 Fortification of Orange, Texas
NA, ENG 8-3-63 Iron from the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR
NA, ENG 8-3A-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NP, RD 8-3-63 Destruction of railroads near Jackson
NA, ENG 8-4-63 Iron from the South Side RR
NA, ENG 8-4A-63 Railroads paying for iron received from the Government
NA, ENG 8-4B-63 Important business with the President of the Richmond & Danville RR
NA, ENG 8-4C-63 Chief Engineer of Piedmont RR to come to Richmond at once
NA, ENG 8-5-63 Source of labor for constructing the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 8-5A-63 Protection of North and South Anna River bridges
NA, QM 8-5-63 Shipment of particular goods
NA, RV 8-5-63 Appointment of attorney for Roanoke Valley RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 625 Feeding Lee's army
NP, RD 8-5-63 An Englishman's journey near Richmond
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 1046 Salvaging western iron
NA, QM 8-6-63 Investigation of Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, ENG 8-6-63 Protecting bridges
NP, GP 8-6-63 Ad for teams for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 8-7-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 8-7A-63 Iron from western Mississippi
NA, ENG 8-7B-63 Iron and rolling stock from the Mississippi Central RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 2, Page 264 Expedite the submarine from Mobile to Charleston
VHS Mss12--1863 Aug 7 Retaining cars on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, RV 8-7-63 Settlement for Roanoke Valley RR iron for the Piedmont RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 628 Stopping passenger trains to feed the army
VHS Mss3R4152b Daniel Ltrbk p645 Condition of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 8-8-63 Iron from the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NA, ENG 8-8A-63 Extending the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, RRB 8-8-63 Appointment of Capt. Sims to assist Maj. Sims
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 1049 Salvaging western iron
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 503 Salvaging western iron
NA, ENG 8-10-63 Shipping provisions
NA, ENG 8-10A-63 Transportation for the pontoon train
NA, ENG 8-10B-63 Connecting Florida to Georgia
NA, ENG 8-11-63 Iron from the Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR
NA, ENG 8-11A-63 Iron from the Mississippi Central RR
NA, QM 8-11-63 Cotton to Wilmington
MA, GO 8-11-63 Moving Mississippi state property
NA, QM 8-12-63 Corn for Lee's army
NA, ENG 8-12-63 Axes for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 8-13-63 Petersburg RR connection progress
RRBAT 8-13-1863 Transporting cotton
NA, QM 8-13-63 Use of Wilmington & Weldon RR cars
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 493 Saving Mississippi rolling stock
NA, A&TR 8-13-63 Increase of rates
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 496 Saving Mississippi rolling stock
NA, ENG 8-14-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR construction
NA, ENG 8-15-63 Connecting Georgia and Florida
NA, ENG 8-15A-63 Building the Petersburg bridge
NA, QM 8-17-63 Cotton to Wilmington
NA, QM 8-17A-63 Contracts expert appointed
NA, ENG 8-18-63 Distribution of removed iron
NA, ENG 8-18A-63 Iron from the Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR
NA, ENG 8-18-63 Piedmont RR gauge
NA, A&TR 8-18-63 Transportation rates
NA, QM 8-18-63 Request for Nitre & Mining Bureau report
OR Series 1, Vol. 28, Part 2, Page 295 Cuyler requested to control traffic
NA, QM 8-19-63 Movement of Navy coal
NA, QM 8-19A-63 Prepare to store corn; unload without delay
NA, QM 8-19B-63 Treatment of RR superintendents by QM officers
NA, ENG 8-19-63 Lumber from Eastern North Carolina
NA, ENG 8-19-63 Piedmont RR gauge
NA, ENG 8-20-63 Iron for the Piedmont RR
NA, QM 8-20-63 Travel of sick and wounded soldiers
NP, RD 8-20-63 Car burned by lightening
NP, RD 8-21-63 Losses in Mississippi
NA, QM 8-22-63 Rights of corporations
NA, ENG 8-22-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 8-22A-63 Quartermaster interference
NA, R&YR 8-22-63 Competition with the Government for wood
NA, G&C 8-23-63 Unload the corn cars
RRBAT 8-24-1863 Saving Mississippi rolling stock
NA, QM 8-24-63 Cotton to Wilmington
SC, QM 8-24-63 Laurens RR seized for its rails
NP, RD 8-24-63 Capture of Grenada, Miss. and rolling stock
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 543 Mississippi railroad repairs
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 541 Troops from Mississippi to Georgia
NA, ENG 8-25-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 547 Rail movement of General Breckinridge's division
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 548 Feeding Bragg's army
NP, WD 8-25-63 Western North Carolina RR dividend
NP, WD 8-25A-63 Car fire on the North Carolina RR
NP, WD 8-25B-63 Coal in northern North Carolina
NA, ENG 8-26-63 Status of rolling stock in Mississippi
NA, ENG 8-26A-63 Iron from the Florida RR
NP, RD 8-26-63 Fatal accident on the Virginia Central RR
NA, QM 8-27-63 Labor to complete Montgomery city gap
NA, ENG 8-27-63 Rolling stock for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 8-27A-63 Iron for the South Side RR
NP, RD 8-27-63 Virginia Central RR accident followup
NA, ENG 8-27B-63 Iron from the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR
RRBAT 8-28-1863 Needs locomotive
NP, RS 8-28-63 Richmond & York River RR schedule
NP, RSTD 8-28-63 Another report of the Virginia Central RR accident
UA, SIW 8-28-63 Order for tire iron
NA, ENG 8-29-63 Status of Col. Gilmer
NA, ENG 8-29A-63 Iron for the South Side RR
NA, ENG 8-29B-63 Iron for the Piedmont RR construction
NP, RD 8-29-63 Rolling stock lost in the Vicksburg campaign
NP, RD 8-29A-63 Losses to Mississippi railroads
NA, RR 8-30-63 No transportation between Pensacola & Georgia RR and Savannah, Albany & Gulf RR
B7, W&W 8-30-63 Shipping cotton
NA, QM 8-31-63 Repair of rolling stock
NA, QM 8-31A-63 Central (of Georgia) RR cars through to Wilmington
NA, ENG 8-31-63 Recruiting Mobile & Ohio RR men for the Engineer regiments
September, 1863
NA, QM 9-1-63 Shipment was in fact on time
NP, RSTD 9-1-63 2 Accidents on the North Carolina RR
NP, SC 9-1-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
Knoxville Captured -- September 2, 1863
NA, QM 9-2-63 Cotton to Wilmington
NA, ENG 9-2-63 Save Maxwell's tools and machinery
NA, ENG 9A-2-63 Repairing shovels
NA, ENG 9-2B-63 Iron for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, RRB 9-2-63 Bill for block tin
NP, DTD 9-2-63 Care of boilers
NA, QM 9-3-63 Wagon train if Petersburg RR is broken
NA, ENG 9-3-63 Legal opinion on iron impressment
NA, ENG 9-3A-63 Request for damaged shovels
RRBAT 9-3-1863 Troop and slave movement
RRBAT 9-3A-1863 Col. Tate will answer Maj. Sims
NP, GP 9-3-63 Western North Carolina RR meeting
NA, ENG 9-4-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 9-4A-63 Iron from the Laurens RR
NA, ENG 9-4B-63 Iron for the Blue Mountain RR construction
NA, ENG 9-4C-63 Iron from the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NA, ENG 9-5-63 Iron for the Blue Mountain RR construction
NA, QM 9-5-63 Seizing without giving receipts
OR Series 1, Vol. 26, Part 2, Page 209 Status of railroads in eastern Texas
NA, ENG 9-7-63 Saving iron and rolling stock in Mississippi
NA, ENG 9-7A-63 Saving iron and rolling stock in Mississippi
RRBAT 9-7-1863 Troop movement planning
NA, QM 9-7-63 Troop movement planning
NP, CM 9-7-63 Accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
RRBAT 9-8-1863 When will the troops arrive?
NP, RD 9-8-63 Change of prisoner exchange point
NA, QM 9-8-63 Troop movement planning
NP, RD 9-8-63 Support for Virginia railroads
NA, QM 9-9-63 Troop movement planning
NA, QM 9-9A-63 Troop movement planning
NA, ENG 9-8-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-9-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-9A-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-9B-63 Shipment of lime
NA, QM 9-10-63 No shovels available
NA, ENG 9-10-63 Saving Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR iron
NP, RD 9-10-63 Car fire
NA, QM 9-11-63 Tell me when each brigade passes
NA, QM 9-11A-63 Priority for relief goods
NA, ENG 9-11-63 Labor for constructing the Piedmont RR
NP, MT 9-11-63 Removal of East Tennessee & Georgia RR from Knoxville to Dalton
RRBAT 9-12-1863 Will move cotton after troops
NA, QM 9-12-63 Major Smith is in charge of railroad accounts
NA, TX 9-12-63 Status of Texas railroads
NP, RD 9-12-63 Railroad losses around Knoxville
NA, QM 9-14-63 Assign an officer to receive horses & transportation
RRBAT 9-14-1863 The road is finished
RRBAT 9-14A-1863 In need of a locomotive
RRBAT 9-14B-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14C-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14D-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14E-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14F-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14G-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-14H-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-15-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-15A-1863 In reference to corn
RRBAT 9-15B-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-15C-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-15D-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-15E-1863 Will ship corn after troops
RRBAT 9-15F-1863 Troop movements
NA, ENG 9-15-63 Shovels for Sims
NP, RD 9-15-63 McGence RR identified
RRBAT 9-16-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-16A-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-16B-1863 Troop movements
NA, ENG 9-16-63 Gauge of the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-16A-63 Gauge of the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-16B-63 Saving Mississippi iron and rolling stock
NP, RD 9-16-63 Accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NA, TX 9-17-63 Status of Texas railroads
NA, ENG 9-17-63 Priority for grindstones
NP, RD 9-17-63 Losses from newspaper reports
NP, CE 9-17-63 Fatal accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, CM 9-17-63 Fatal accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NA, ENG 9-18-63 Priority for grindstones
NA, QM 9-18-63 Resume corn shipments to Richmond immediately
RRBAT 9-18-1863 Get an answer from my office
RRBAT 9-18A-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-18B-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-18C-1863 Injunction on locomotives
Battle of Chickamauga -- September 19-20, 1863
RRBAT 9-19-1863 Troop movements
RRBAT 9-19A-1863 Troop movements
NA, QM 9-19-63 Wood for Charlottesville hospitals
NA, ENG 9-19-63 Labor for the Piedmont RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 736 Protection needed for Weldon
NA, ENG 9-20-63 Removing iron from the Brunswick & Florida RR
RRBAT 9-20-1863 Box has arrived
RRBAT 9-21-1863 Troop movements
NA, ENG 9-21-63 Appointment of a Chief Engineer to the Engineer Department
UA, SIW 9-21-63 Ties for construction of the Shelby Iron Works RR
UA, SIW 9-21A-63 Grading for construction of the Shelby Iron Works RR
NP, RD 9-21-63 A trip from Richmond to Augusta
NP, WD 9-22-63 Western North Carolina RR annual meeting
RRBAT 9-23-1863  I will be at Exchange Hotel Friday
NA, ENG 9-23-63 Removing Florida rails
NA, ENG 9-23A-63 Protecting railroad bridges
NA, ENG 9-24-63 Returning slaves to railroads
RRBAT 9-25-1863 Missing artillery
NP, RD 9-25-63 East Tennessee
NA, ENG 9-26-63 Tools to Danville
RRBAT 9-28-1863 Exemption needed
NA, ENG 9-29-63 Transportation for labor for the Piedmont RR
NP, WD 9-29-63 Status of the Piedmont RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 841 Request for importation assistance
NA, QM 9-30-63 Route for prisoners
NA, ENG 9-30-63 Tools for Danville
NA, ENG 9-30A-63 Impressing ties for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 9-30B-63 Lease of a western railroad
NA, ENG 9-30C-63 Appraising removed iron
NA, ENG 9-30D-63 Virginia Central RR slaves
NA, ENG 9-30E-63 Capt. Robinson is back from Europe

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